I Have a Problem, With David Heti

Episodes

Preoccupations (fka Viet Cong) is a Calgary based band but since Matt Flegel recently moved to Montreal we figured they make the cut. This band is so good and has so many great sounds but mostly it is their impeccable taste, musically and otherwise that makes them one of the coolest bands going. (Except Monty is a huge GnR nerd. YAY!)

Technical indeed. This prog/Industrial band is so sharp and tight they border on electro. That said there is a human element that shines through the machines and their song writing is far more interesting than any formulaic dance music. They have a new album out which you can get here: Something Stranger Coming on the Horizon and the play Youngnesse they did the music for is on stage now at Festival OFFTA in Montreal!

The Barr Brothers can play just about anything they want. Country, rock, folk, blues and a mix of everything, actual brothers Andrew Barr (Drums) and Brad (Guitar, vocals) along with harpist Sarah Page are all over the map. Luckily they are talented enough to go wherever their instincts lead never losing sight of an identity that always feels authentic. Their new EP Alta Falls is out this week.

Suuns are the perfect combination of simple and complex. Post post post punk, slightly experimental, definitely dark. Once I told Ben Shemie they were like a zero-pop band. He said “does that mean we’ll never be popular?” No, Ben, no it doesn’t.

DJ team Par for the Course lay down an awesome soundtrack at Nouveau Palais on thursday nights in Montreal. Eric Dougherty (also an amazing musician and singer p.s.) and Jacob Spector are the perfect duo to ask, “Is the Macarena relevant?” and “Do you think Harry Nilsson would make a good drinking buddy?” So come on inside, we’ll get you a martini and find out.

Katie Moore has been on everyone’s albums. From The Barr Brothers to Socalled and that doesn’t include the live shows! But she is also a singer and musician in her own right and we had her and her partner Andrew Horton (also her bass player and fishing buddy!) in for some trivia and to discuss her latest album, Fooled By the Fun.